Sometimes teams get better when they drop in the rankings.

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McMurphy projects BYU to the Pop Tarts bowl

CopaCoug

9/30/24 7:18am

I'd be pretty happy with a post-Christmas bowl against Notre Dame. But still...

inertiaman

9/30/24 7:20am

My expectations are NC.

JohnnyC

9/30/24 7:22am

Every year, NC or bust

stan

9/30/24 9:23am

RE: Every year, NC or bust

JohnnyC

9/30/24 10:00am

Kinda weird your guys' obsession with playing the Tarheels 😉

Cougs4Lfe

9/30/24 11:28am

Little too much busting for that to be any expectation

SoBlueitHurts

9/30/24 12:07pm

The Duke's Mayo Bowl isn't really that big of a game, but at least Charlotte is a cool town.

unctoothman

9/30/24 12:24pm

When it comes to playoff? I don’t think we’re close to shifting that to an

gwalker

9/30/24 7:22am

I’m thrilled with any BigXII bowl!!!

Xenon

9/30/24 7:23am

I'm not really "shifting" expectations per se. I'm just enjoying the ride

RockyBalboa

9/30/24 7:26am

I just hope a loss doesn’t drop us disproportionately like in the past during Indy. That should be a perk of being P4.

Soupie

9/30/24 7:31am

I hope so....but we're BYU.

Ted Lasso

9/30/24 7:33am

Sometimes teams get better when they drop in the rankings.

Plantagenet

9/30/24 9:24am

I feel like we are playing with house money right now.

BigHouse Coug

9/30/24 8:35pm

It's true. They're already almost certain to hit most pre-season expectation as

seacougar

9/30/24 9:13pm

This. I'm in the same boat. Enjoy each game as it comes, no expectations.

P-Widdy

9/30/24 7:37am

RE: I'm not really "shifting" expectations per se. I'm just enjoying the ride

Royal_Minister

9/30/24 8:39am

^This^

jcase16byu

9/30/24 9:08am

Same. All I can think right now is "Beat AZ".

Penske Material

9/30/24 9:27am

After last year's collapse I still have a hard time recalibrating. If we get to

SoBlueitHurts

9/30/24 12:12pm

Last year, the winning team got to eat a giant pop tart … just sayin’.

BluesBrother

9/30/24 7:27am

That is the dream

SoBlueitHurts

9/30/24 12:12pm

RE: Last year, the winning team got to eat a giant pop tart … just

HandwovenBox

9/30/24 10:11pm

Any bowl would be great

Belboz

9/30/24 7:28am

I think at this point for "this" season we can do better. Some low-life pre-

BleedCougarBlue2

9/30/24 8:12am

Not getting to a bowl would be extremely disappointing at this point

BYU Sportz Fan

9/30/24 7:31am

I don't plan on shifting my expectations at all. I'll just be happy to see us

shoganai

9/30/24 7:37am

Would the $6 mil payout be the biggest bowl payout ever for BYU?

Vert der Frick

9/30/24 7:41am

Yes, and the biggest we’ve ever thrown into honeypot for a conference.

Q-grr

9/30/24 10:48am

If BYU is still undefeated after the Utah game, then I'll start thinking playoff

a priori

9/30/24 7:52am

This

Cosmokid

9/30/24 8:18am

I would be psyched to get to 8 games this year.

RealTaysomHill

9/30/24 7:57am

One goal at a time 1) make a bowl game 2) make a good bowl game 3) win a bowl

refunder

9/30/24 7:58am

Yes, a win at the Pop Tart bowl would definitely be tempered by the thought

Hawk in the 303

9/30/24 8:40am

My aspirations at this point are to stay undefeated at home and to beat Utah.

Westwood

9/30/24 9:07am

I won't shift my hopes to playoffs unless still undefeated after Utah game

BackPacker

9/30/24 9:10am

If we are undefeated and defeat Utah I shift my expectations then

Archaea

9/30/24 9:25am

RE: McMurphy projects BYU to the Pop Tarts bowl

porl thompson

9/30/24 9:25am

Let's be real.

Loyal2Royal

9/30/24 9:47am

I think fans should fan how fans want. Probably unreasonable to expect CCG or

NYC and Japan

9/30/24 10:32am

Of course fan how you want.

Loyal2Royal

9/30/24 10:44am

DONT TAKE THE BAIT!!! We only care about a bowl game, verythi9ng else is gravy

Brighams

9/30/24 10:12am

Expectations do change as the season goes on. But in the end we always have to

HonestTakes

9/30/24 10:16am

Sounds tasty!

DazeofBlue

9/30/24 10:29am

Jerry Seinfeld approves. “What’s — the deal — with the Pop Tarts Bowl?”

AZcougLawyer

9/30/24 10:40am

Playing Notre Dame in a Bowl means Notre Dame has 4 or 5 losses.

AZcougLawyer

9/30/24 10:56am

This thread is what makes me nervous about b-ball. Expectations are high.

HeyU

9/30/24 11:20am

Pop Tarts? I was hoping for something more substantial like the Cheerios Bowl.

Plantagenet

9/30/24 11:31am

you need to settle down these expectations.

dixieutahbyuzag

9/30/24 11:40am

I think we win out at home

davidsonlaw

9/30/24 11:58am

Maybe I missed 1, but that looks like far and away best bowl. Only 2 ranked opps

NYC and Japan

9/30/24 12:09pm

Just like basketball, I'm going to enjoy the ride wherever it takes me

RenoCoug

9/30/24 12:32pm

But hope it is the longest ride possible. I think TCU 2022 has me daring to hope

SoBlueitHurts

9/30/24 12:46pm

My expectations are still relatively low - depth will likely become an issue.

runningfoo

9/30/24 12:47pm

Sometimes the stars unexpectedly align and you have a shot at something special

GMGlenn

9/30/24 1:06pm

Amazing how SEC and Big 10 have multiple teams in the playoffs...

CoolB

9/30/24 1:24pm

The P4 Conference Champ games are the de facto first round of the playoffs.

seacougar

9/30/24 1:41pm

Not really. Some of them will get back in the bracket and some might not.

SoBlueitHurts

9/30/24 1:58pm

Doesn't the P4 champion get an auto-bid to the quarter finals?

seacougar

9/30/24 5:06pm

I am merely saying that it is not playoffs because a loss will not eliminate a

SoBlueitHurts

9/30/24 5:50pm

Yes, you're right. I was looking at it from the other perspective of a team that

seacougar

9/30/24 9:15pm

I want to clarify something. I am not saying that I'd be disappointed

CopaCoug

9/30/24 2:40pm

When BYU wins game #6 then look for next goal.

refunder

9/30/24 2:53pm

Kansas and Houston are the only two remaining games I expect us to win

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